Track record with goalies starting to haunt Flyers

12:47 AM,
Mar. 17, 2013

Columbus Blue Jackets' Sergei Bobrovsky, left, of Russia, makes a save against Phoenix Coyotes' Shane Doan during the third period an NHL hockey game on Saturday, March 16, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets defeated the Coyotes 1-0 in a shootout. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

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He hasn't been on the Flyers' radar in months. A seventh-round draft pick in 2008, goalie Joacim Eriksson has a 21-9 record in the Swedish Elite League. His numbers are off the charts: 1.67 goals-against average, .931 save percentage, five shutouts in 30 games.

Hardcore Flyers fans don't want to be reminded. The Flyers let the 22-year-old's eligibility run out without signing him to an entry-level contract.

"If the Flyers signed him, they could be looking at a future franchise goalie because now he's one of the best in the Swedish Elite League," said Justin Goldman, director of goalie ...